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ProgramOrganizationPurposeCityAmountTermYear
Anchor Arts Organizations826 MichiganProject Description
Detroit Arts Support
Ann Arbor37,850242021
Anchor Arts Organizations826 Michiganfor unrestricted general operating supportAnn Arbor25,000122020
Anchor Arts Organizations826 Michiganfor unrestricted general operating supportAnn Arbor75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsA Host Of People Incfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAccent Pontiac Incfor general operating supportPontiac37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAll The Worlds A Stagefor general operating supportClinton Township37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAll The Worlds A Stagefor general operating supportClinton Township20,000242021
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto help advance citywide stormwater management policies in Detroit.Chicago50,000122023
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesEnsure that Michigan is spending enough money to address water quality goals in the western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB).Chicago200,000242023
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto develop an investment strategy that estimates the gap between current and necessary funding to achieve Michigan's 40% phosphorus reduction goal for Lake Erie.Chicago128,000122022
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto help advance citywide stormwater management policies in Detroit.Chicago50,000122021
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto help advance citywide stormwater management policies in DetroitChicago90,000122020
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto help advance citywide stormwater management policiesChicago90,000122019
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto work with other organizations and coalitions in a coordinated fashion to support the city in implementing integrated water management policies and practicesChicago135,000122018
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto move water-related local and regional planning forward to achieve on-the-ground results and policy improvements in Detroit while inspiring citizen engagementChicago60,000122017
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto move water-related local and regional planning forward to achieve on-the-ground results and policy improvements in Detroit while inspiring citizen engagementChicago60,000122016
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto move water-related local and regional planning forward to achieve on-the-ground results and policy improvements in Detroit while inspiring citizen engagementChicago60,000122015
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto continue and expand the Alliance's work in southeast MichiganChicago30,000122013
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto continue and expand support for the Alliance's work in southeast MichiganChicago30,000122012
Great LakesAlliance for the Great Lakesto help support the Alliance's new office in southeast MichiganChicago15,000122011
Great LakesAlliance of Rouge Communitiesto secure and facilitate assistance from the EPA through the Great Lakes Legacy Fund to work with industry to remediate contaminated sediments in the Rouge River Area of ConcernCanton61,251182012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAllied Media Projectsfor general operating supportDetroit75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAllied Media ProjectsProject Description
Allied Media Projects
Detroit50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAllied Media Projectsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Arts & Community LifeAllied Media Projectstowards Know Allegiance Nation’s Illuminate, a youth education initiative that integrates creativity, literacy, entrepreneurship, and stewardship for students in the North End. Detroit45,00082019
Arts & Community LifeAllied Media Projectsto support Essay'd's contributions to the creation of an economically sustainable arts environment in DetroitDetroit55,000242018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAllied Media Projectsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000302017
Arts & Community LifeAllied Media Projectsan 18-month long series of art programs along the Detroit/Hamtramck border by Power House Productions that generate collaboration, community, artistic development and economic developmentDetroit79,500122015
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.to enhance support of early-career dementia scientists with special awards named for Fred A. ErbChicago3,275,000602023
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.to support U.S. POINTER which will evaluate how lifestyle interventions may protect cognitive function in a set of healthy, diverse, older adults at increased risk of cognitive declineChicago600,000122022
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.to support the U.S. POINTER study.Chicago600,000122021
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.to support the U.S. POINTER study which will evaluate how lifestyle interventions may protect cognitive function in healthy, diverse older adults at increased risk of cognitive declineChicago750,000122020
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.towards a $140 million clinical trial to attempt to prevent Alzheimer's by keeping amyloid from being deposited in the brain (year 2 payment repurpose for US POINTER Study)Chicago1,200,000242017
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.to support the International Research Grant Program, which funds leading research and connections between researchers around the worldChicago300,000122016
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.to support peer-reviewed, donor-directed leading research aimed to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure Alzheimer's disease through the Zenith Research Grant programChicago600,000242015
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.to support peer-reviewed, donor-directed leading research aimed to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure Alzheimer's disease, $100,000/year for New Investigative Research Grants (beginning year 3 of 5) and $200,000/year for Zenith Research GrantsChicago1,300,000602010
Great LakesAmerican Foreststo support the restoration of Detroit’s urban tree canopy as part of the Detroit Reforestation Tree Equity Initiative coalition which is developing a new urban forestry management approach for Detroit that prioritizes social, economic, and environmental equity outcomes.Washington450,000242022
Great LakesAmerican Forestsresearch and present the case for how newly planted trees can be credited for helping to reduce stormwater runoff and, as part of the city’s Urban Reforestation Initiative, develop support among Detroit residents for treesWashington20,000122020
Arts & Community LifeAnn Arbor Hands On Museumto develop local environmental concern and activism in five communities in metro Detroit through a library-based arts programAnn Arbor85,50092010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArab Community Center For Economic & Social Services Accessfor general operating supportDearborn56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArab Community Center For Economic & Social Services AccessProject Description
For Detroit Arts Support
Dearborn30,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeArab Community Center For Economic & Social Services Accessto enhance community education, awareness and advocacy of environmental issues through engagement of community members in skill-based action, career development and policy changeDearborn65,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArt Centerfor general operating supportMount Clemens37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & Scrapsfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & Scrapsfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & Scrapsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & Scrapsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & Scrapsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & Scrapsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & Scrapsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & Scrapsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122010
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incfor jazz education programsDetroit140,000242023
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncTo create a documentary film exploring Detroit's profound influence on jazz history.Detroit100,000122023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan Incfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incfor 10 field trips to the "New Standards" exhibition for students from schools in Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb Counties

to expose high school and college age students of jazz to the newly developed New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers
Detroit24,00072022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan Incfor general operating supportDetroit30,000242021
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto support the Carr Center’s jazz education programs.Detroit65,000122021
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto continue and expand the youth jazz education programDetroit65,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan Incto solidify the Carr Center’s expansion of programs and infrastructure.Detroit750,000362020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan Incto support an evaluation of the 2014-16 transformational grant to the Carr Center and provide general operating support for programming and staff time over the course of the assessment. Detroit125,00092019
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto continue and expand the youth jazz education programDetroit65,000122019
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto continue and expand the youth jazz education programDetroit50,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan Incfor a transformational grant to significantly expand infrastructure and programsDetroit500,000242016
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto continue and expand the youth jazz education programDetroit50,000122016
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto continue and expand the youth jazz education programDetroit50,000122015
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto continue and expand the youth jazz education programDetroit50,000122014
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto continue and expand the youth jazz education programDetroit50,000122013
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto continue and expand the youth jazz education programDetroit50,000122012
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto support the youth jazz education program, including education and performance opportunities with professional musiciansDetroit50,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122010
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan Incto support the youth jazz education program, including education and performance opportunities with professional musiciansDetroit35,000122010
LegacyBeaumont Foundationto create the Michael E. Maddens, M.D. Distingished Chair of Internal Medicine at Beaumont HealthRoyal Oak500,000122019
Great LakesBelle Isle Conservancyto continue stewardship work on the importance of protecting and preserving the natural resources of Belle Isle and the entire region.Detroit120,000242022
Great LakesBelle Isle Conservancyoperating support to enable public island stewardship efforts on Belle IsleDetroit50,000122021
Great LakesBelle Isle Conservancyto keep Belle Isle and its waterways free from plastic and other litter and educte residents on preventing plastic pollutionDetroit195,000242019
Great LakesBelle Isle Conservancyto construct a stormwater demonstration garden and related educational and community education as part of Oudolf Garden DetroitDetroit500,000242019
Great LakesBelle Isle Conservancyfor renewed support for the volunteer-membership initiativeDetroit50,000242016
Great LakesBelle Isle Conservancyto hire a volunteer/membership coordinatorDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsBirmingham Bloomfield Art Center Incfor general operating supportBirmingham56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsBirmingham Bloomfield Art Center Incfor general operating supportBirmingham30,000242021
Jazz EducationBirmingham Bloomfield Art Center Incfor a final year of support for the ArtBridge program, which educates and connects artistically talented, low-income high school art students in Southeast Michigan to higher education in the visual arts and ultimately to viable art careersBirmingham35,000122010
Jazz EducationBirmingham Bloomfield Art Center Incto help educate and connect talented, low-income high school art students in Southeast Michigan to higher education in the visual arts and ultimately to viable art careersBirmingham35,000122009
Environmental Health & JusticeBuilding Community Valueto explore the interest and potential of single-family landlords in reducing elevated blood lead levels in children and understand their concerns and frustrations in providing healthy and compliant housing more broadlyDetroit75,000122021
Great LakesCapuchin Soup Kitchento fund rainwater harvesting systems at two significant urban farms in the city of DetroitDetroit132,800182012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCarrie Morris Arts Productionfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCarrie Morris Arts Productionfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Great LakesCenter for Rural Affairsto work with Michigan farmers to educate Michigan and Great Lakes members of Congress on the need for increased investment and reforms to farm bill conservation programsLyons200,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeCentral Detroit Christian Community Development Corporationfor general operating support with a focus on food production and distribution workDetroit25,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeCentral Detroit Christian Community Development Corporationto support an aquaponics system as a means of environmentally friendly farmingDetroit125,000482017
Environmental Health & JusticeCentral Detroit Christian Community Development Corporationto improve and sustain an aquaponics system raising fish and produce in a repurposed corner liquor storeDetroit110,000122015
Jazz EducationChamber Music Society Of Detroitto serve children deprived of adequate arts education, by equipping musicians with online tools that leverage measurable outcomes through live program visits to schoolsFarmington Hills25,000102017
Special OpportunitiesChandler Park Conservancyto explore the creation of a Detroit park coalition that supports the work of Belle Isle Conservancy, Chandler Park Conservancy, Clark Park Coalition, People for Palmer Park, and Friends of Rouge ParkDetroit35,000122019
Great LakesChandler Park Conservancyfor stormwater management installation and operating support for The Chandler Park ConservancyDetroit607,000362016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyfor general operating supportDetroit75,000362024
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyfor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Great LakesCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyplanning grant for development of final concept and work plan for collaborative storm water demonstration site between The Wright Museum and the Michigan Science CenterDetroit157,000122018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Great LakesCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyplanning grant for development of final concept and work plan for collaborative storm water demonstration site between The Wright Museum and the Michigan Science CenterDetroit54,00062017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American Historyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeCHN Housing Partnersto conduct an opportunity analysis of a lead safe home fund in Detroit including quantitative and qualitative analyses related to demand for lead funding; determination of the cost/benefit of funding available to landlords for lead-safe interim controls; and determination of the potential landscape of public and private funders for a new lead safe fund for landlords in Detroit/Wayne County.Cleveland20,00092022
LegacyChrist Church Cranbrookto use projects in music, arts and education to close the distance between cities and suburbs, as well as religious and educational communities, in metropolitan Detroit, This is an Erb Family Legacy Grant.Bloomfield Hills73,000122019
LegacyChrist Church Cranbrookto use projects in music, arts and education to close the distance between cities and suburbs, as well as religious and educational communities, in metropolitan Detroit, This is an Erb Family Legacy Grant.Bloomfield Hills56,100122018
Great LakesChrist Church Cranbrookto collaborate with DWSD and Detroit churches to provide programming in water stewardship.Bloomfield Hills16,000122018
LegacyChrist Church Cranbrookto use projects in music, arts and education to close the distance between cities and suburbs, as well as religious and educational communities, in metropolitan Detroit, This is an Erb Family Legacy Grant.Bloomfield Hills90,000122017
LegacyChrist Church Cranbrookto use projects in music, arts and education to close the distance between cities and suburbs, as well as religious and educational communities, in metropolitan Detroit, This is an Erb Family Legacy Grant.Bloomfield Hills90,000122016
Great LakesCircle of Bluea one-year research, investigative reporting, and convening project addressing Great Lakes harmful algal blooms challenges and opportunitiesTraverse City75,000122022
Great LakesCircle of Blueto support a multi-media and engagement program that will elevate concerns groundwater contamination in MichiganTraverse City33,00062019
Environmental Health & JusticeCity Connect Detroitto conduct and map environmental research to benefit the City of Detroit and surrounding communitiesDetroit75,000112011
Great LakesClean Water Fundto bring necessary attention to the need for infrastructure improvements to better manage and protect water quality in the Lake St. Clair areaClinton Township10,000122015
Great LakesClean Water Fundto educate residents about ways they can cleanup and protect Lake St. Clair and connect them to governmental efforts with linkages to the lakeClinton Township100,000122012
Great LakesClean Water Fundto plan collaborative civic engagement, policy and research programs in Metro Detroit, especially Macomb County, for new models of water efficiency and stormwater and infrastructure improvementsClinton Township30,000112011
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilTo increase social media engagement and support overall communications efforts, including earned media, to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.Rochester Hills39,750242023
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilto recruit three new communities and facilitate stronger stewardship engagement and implementation in six enrolled WaterTownsRochester Hills270,000362022
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilfor renewed general operating supportRochester Hills165,000362022
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilto conduct an organizational assessment and develop a new 5-year strategic plan for the Clinton River Watershed Council which will be unveiled as part of its 50th Anniversary in 2021.Rochester Hills45,00072021
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilto continue to support WaterTowns, which leverages the placemaking potential of the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair. This includes watershed management, the blue economy, tourism, and green stormwater infrastructure.Rochester Hills225,000362019
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilfor continued general operating supportRochester Hills165,000362019
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilfor continued general operating support: $50,000 per year over three years, plus $50,000 in 2016 for construction of biocells and other stormwater features at the Center Street Parklet in Royal OakRochester Hills200,000362016
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilto continue to support WaterTowns!, a community-based initiative designed to help towns and cities in the watershed leverage the assets of the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair for water-oriented community developmentRochester Hills255,000362016
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilto hire a Watershed Planner to advance place-based community, economic and ecosystem development that maximizes the potential of the Clinton River and Lake St. ClairRochester Hills180,000362013
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilfor general operating support: $45,000 per year over 3 yearsRochester Hills135,000362013
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilto increase individual and group membershipRochester Hills30,000122011
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilfor general operating supportRochester Hills115,000362010
Great LakesClinton River Watershed Councilfor general operating supportRochester Hills33,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative Studiesfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative Studiesfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesProject Description
Detroit Arts Support
Detroit30,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative Studiesfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programsDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative Studiesfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programsDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative Studiesfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programsDetroit50,000242015
Arts & Community LifeCollege for Creative Studiesto partner with Detroit Future City and The Greening of Detroit to create four large community-generated public art projects for Detroit's neighborhoods through the CPAD programDetroit150,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative Studiesfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programsDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative Studiesfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programsDetroit50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative Studiesfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programsDetroit25,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeCommunity Development Advocates of Detroitfor a pre-development process among four institutional partners to strengthen the community development system in Detroit.Detroit400,000242019
Environmental Health & JusticeCommunity Development Advocates of Detroitfor a pre-development process among four institutional partners to build the framework for a community development system in Detroit.Detroit25,00092016
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganfor the Mariam C. Noland Public Spaces FundDETROIT100,000122022
Great LakesCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganto support the Great Lakes Way which aims to have all residents and visitors of southeast Michigan connected to and benefit from world-class freshwater, wildlife, recreation, and heritageDETROIT250,000242022
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganto replenish the Foundation's donor advised fundDETROIT350,000122022
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganto replenish our donor advised fundDETROIT250,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganto support the City of Detroit’s "Be Counted Detroit 2020" census outreach program.DETROIT100,000122020
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganto support high-impact collaborative initiatives through the COVID-19 Relief Fund to address the fast-emerging health needs in metro Detroit related to the pandemic.DETROIT250,000122020
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganto replenish the Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation to administer the foundation's matching gifts program and certain challenge and other grants the further the foundation's missionDETROIT150,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganto match a Partners for Places grant to increase the number of lead safe homes in DetroitDETROIT100,000242020
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michiganto create a Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation to administer the foundation's matching gifts program and certain challenge and other grants the further the foundation's missionDETROIT500,0001202019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCommunity House Association Incfor general operating supportBirmingham45,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCommunity House Association Incfor Detroit Arts SupportBirmingham30,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeCorporation for a Skilled WorkforceConduct workforce demand and supply research on the regional food system in Detroit and the tri-county area.ANN ARBOR20,00082019
Great LakesCouncil of Michigan Foundationsto support the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Funders CollaborationGrand Haven25,00062018
Special OpportunitiesCouncil of Michigan Foundationsto create the Robert S. Collier Public Policy Endowment Fund at the Council of Michigan Foundations in honor of Rob's retirement after 18 years of serviceGrand Haven25,000122018
Great LakesCouncil of the Great Lakes Regionto continue to deepen the engagement of business leaders in the bi-national Great Lakes economic region to inform the socioeconomic and environmental policy and strategyToronto210,000242022
Great LakesCouncil of the Great Lakes Regionto deepen the engagement of companies and business leaders in the Great Lakes economic region to inform the socioeconomic and environmental strategies, policies, and solutions for the region's long-term success and sustainabilityToronto200,000242020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityfor general operating supportBloomfield Hills300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityfor general operating supportBloomfield Hills200,000242021
Great LakesCranbrook Educational Communityfor a Hydrological Study Implementation Plan to conduct an evaluation of the Cranbrook campus and previous studies in order to provide options for better management of stream flows and to improve water quality through the campus and its downstream neighborsBloomfield Hills25,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant.Bloomfield Hills100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programsBloomfield Hills100,000122020
LegacyCranbrook Educational Communityfor scholarships for southeast Michigan families economically impacted by COVID-19Bloomfield Hills300,000362020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programsBloomfield Hills300,000362017
LegacyCranbrook Educational Communityto implement the necessary steps to arrest degradation of Cranbrook Archives' holdings of acetate film and to preserve the photographic negatives. This is a Family Legacy Grant.Bloomfield Hills50,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programsBloomfield Hills200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programsBloomfield Hills200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programsBloomfield Hills200,000242011
Great LakesCranbrook Educational Communityto create 3 new community gardens to demonstrate freshwater management through green infrastructure in collaboration with Welcome Missionary Baptist Church, Greater Pontiac Community Coalition, Pontiac Garden Club, Pontiac Public Schools, Lawrence Technological University and the Engineering Society of DetroitBloomfield Hills90,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational Communityfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programsBloomfield Hills100,000122010
Arts & Community LifeCranbrook Educational Communityto support Artology: The Fusion of Art and Science at Cranbrook, a collaborative exhibition and education effort between the Institute of Science and Art MuseumBloomfield Hills100,00082009
LegacyCranbrook Projectfor general operating support for the Cranbrook ProjectBloomfld Hls1,000,000602021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many Michiganfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many Michiganfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many Michiganto continue the Cultural Data Project and provide other services benefitting metro Detroit arts organizationsDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many Michiganto continue the Cultural Data Project, begin Creative Impact and provide other services benefitting metro Detroit arts organizationsDetroit50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many Michiganfor the Cultural Data Project and services benefitting metro Detroit arts organizationsDetroit25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourcefor general supportDetroit150,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceto administer the Detroit Arts Support 2022-2025 cycleDetroit127,000362022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourcefor general operating supportDetroit100,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourcefor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceto administer the application and review process for the Kresge and Erb Family Foundations' arts general operating support programs; implement a regrant program for arts organizations that are too small or new to qualify for those programs; and develop a donor advocacy and education initiative using data from the application process.Detroit304,000362019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourcefor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit150,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourcefor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit70,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourcefor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourcefor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Arts & Community LifeCultureSourceto support a planning process for a new initiative to increase attendance and participation of arts and culture programs of more than 100 organizations in southeast MichiganDetroit25,00042010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourcefor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122010
Great LakesDelta InstituteDelta Institute (Delta) seeks to create an economic incentive for the adoption of soil health management systems by integrating soil health indicators as a factor when calculating property value.Chicago180,000242023
Great LakesDelta Instituteto undertake efforts to incentivize implementation of conservation practices among landowners, land managers, stewards, and farmers in southeast MichiganChicago170,000202021
Great LakesDelta Instituteto undertake efforts to incentivize implementation of conservation practices among landowners, land managers, stewards, and farmers in southeast MichiganChicago115,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists Marketfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists Marketfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists Marketfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit15,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists Marketfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit45,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists Marketfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists Marketfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists Marketfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists Marketfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfield56,250362023
Jazz EducationDetroit Chamber Winds & Stringsto support JazzEd Detroit.Southfield84,000122022
Jazz EducationDetroit Chamber Winds & Stringsfor a bridge grant to support the continuation of JazzEd Detroit's innovative educational programs and to plan next steps for collaborative jazz education in Detroit by Erb granteesSouthfield50,00042021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Chamber Winds & Stringsfor general operating supportSouthfield30,000242021
Jazz EducationDetroit Chamber Winds & Stringsto increase awareness for and participation in jazz education in metro Detroit through JazzEd Detroit marketing and partner convenings.Southfield67,140122021
Arts & Community LifeDetroit Chamber Winds & Stringsto continue community arts programming in Highland Park and transition program administration to the Highland Park Business Association.Southfield444,800362019
Jazz EducationDetroit Chamber Winds & Stringsto establish a jazz education network that will increase student participation in Erb-funded jazz education programsSouthfield163,600122019
Arts & Community LifeDetroit Chamber Winds & Stringsto pilot a program that uses the arts to enhance community life in Highland Park, including a robust community planning process, technical assistance and implementation grantsSouthfield152,800242016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir IncDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir Incfor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir IncGeneral Operating Support: Anchor ArtsDetroit20,000242015
Great LakesDetroit Eastside Community Collaborative Inc. (DECC)to continue to support efforts to link greenways on Detroit's Eastside, through a collaborative framework for implementation including incorporation of stormwater management strategiesDetroit5,000122015
Great LakesDetroit Eastside Community Collaborative Inc. (DECC)to support continued efforts to link greenways on Detroit's Eastside, through a collaborative framework for implementation including incorporation of stormwater management strategiesDetroit10,000122013
Arts & Community LifeDetroit Economic Growth Associationto support outreach and engagement for artists and community stakeholders to participate the City of Detroit Planning & Development’s cultural planning process.Detroit25,000122018
Great LakesDetroit Economic Growth Associationfor contractor training and funding to help property owners construct green infrastructure to manage stormwater and qualify for a credit towards the DWSD drainage chargeDetroit50,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Economic Growth Associationto support the development of a Sustainability Action Plan by the new Office of SustainabilityDetroit25,000122017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Economic Growth Associationto help increase small business investment on neighborhood commercial corridors by matching buildings and businesses with competitive grants, loans and counselingDetroit500,000362016
Great LakesDetroit Economic Growth Associationto support Detroit Future City's development of the Vacant Lot Transformation GuideDetroit80,000122015
Great LakesDetroit Economic Growth Associationto match an EPA GLRI grant to test and develop methods for improving stormwater management through green infrastructure in the Near Eastside Drainage District of DetroitDetroit500,000242014
Great LakesDetroit Economic Growth Associationto engage landscape architect consultants as part of the technical team for the Detroit Works ProjectDetroit100,000182011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor general operating supportWixom300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemicWixom105,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor Detroit Arts SupportWixom200,000242021
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor support of Great Lakes Now's in-depth coverage of news, issues, events and developments affecting the Great Lakes regionWixom750,000362021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor unrestricted general operating supportWixom100,000122020
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television Foundationto work with partners to create, curate and distribute multi-platform content embracing Basin matters (policy, research, restoration, economy, land use, recreation) to inspire informed, responsible actionWixom750,000372018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor unrestricted general operating supportWixom300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor unrestricted general operating supportWixom200,000242015
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television Foundationto work with partners to create, curate and distribute multi-platform content embracing Basin matters (policy, research, restoration, economy, land use, recreation) to inspire informed, responsible actionWixom850,000372015
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor multi-media coverage of Great Lakes Week 2014 in partnership with other media outlets, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities throughout the bi-national Great Lakes regionWixom100,000122014
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor multi-media coverage of Great Lakes Week 2013 in partnership with other media outlets, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities throughout the bi-national Great Lakes regionWixom100,000122013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor unrestricted general operating supportWixom200,000242013
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor multi-media coverage of Great Lakes Week 2011 in partnership with other media outlets, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities throughout the bi-national Great Lakes regionWixom95,000122012
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor multi-media coverage of Great Lakes Week 2012 in partnership with other media outlets, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities throughout the bi-national Great Lakes regionWixom100,000122012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor unrestricted general operating supportWixom200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor unrestricted general operating supportWixom100,000112010
Special OpportunitiesDetroit Educational Television Foundationfor the "Because Minds Matter" Capital Campaign (Challenge Grant)Wixom500,000602009
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food & Entrepreneurship Academyfor a program where students explore sustainability, including healthy MI food, land, and a respect for water. The lessons, fieldtrips, and workshops developed by DFA will impact programming long-termDetroit50,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food & Entrepreneurship Academyto support development of a just and equitable food system by investing in Detroit's high school students as the leaders, entrepreneurs, employees, and employers of tomorrowDetroit30,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food Policy Councilfor general operating supportDetroit130,000242019
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food Policy Councilto facilitate action on recommendations from the Economic Analysis of Detroit's Food SystemDetroit110,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food Policy Councilto facilitate action on recommendations from the Economic Analysis of Detroit's Food SystemDetroit45,000122016
Great LakesDetroit Greenways Coalitiongeneral operating supportDetroit25,000122022
Great LakesDetroit Greenways Coalitionfor general operating supportDetroit25,000122021
Great LakesDetroit Greenways Coalitionto encourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenwaysDetroit25,000122020
Great LakesDetroit Greenways Coalitionto encourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenwaysDetroit30,000122019
Great LakesDetroit Greenways Coalitionto encourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenwaysDetroit20,00082018
Great LakesDetroit Greenways Coalitionto encourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenwaysDetroit20,000122018
Great LakesDetroit Greenways Coalitionencourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenways, especially for Detroit's lower eastside, Belt Line Greenway, May Creek Greenway, and Inner Circle GreenwayDetroit10,00082017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development Corporationbuild a broad base of environmental leadership and advocacy that will improve air quality and protect public health in Detroit and nearby communities by reducing air pollution from trucks traveling and idling in residential areasDetroit225,000362019
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development Corporationfor the Informed Action to Promote Environmental Engagement, Advocacy, and Leadership (I-APEEAL), a collaborative housed at Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation and the University of Michigan. This collaborative will participate in the development of a public health action plan and foster leadership and advocacy to implement the plan. I-APEEAL works within the framework of the Detroit Environmental AgendaDetroit395,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development Corporationto continue support for a policy advocacy initiative to address health disparities and environmental justice in Southwest DetroitDetroit30,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development Corporationto continue support for a policy advocacy initiative to address health disparities and environmental justice in Southwest DetroitDetroit60,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development Corporationto help create a policy advocacy initiative to address health disparities and environmental justice in Southwest DetroitDetroit75,000112009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroit75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical Societyto support the public education, marketing, and outreach efforts required to heighten public awareness of Detroit Historical Society and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroit100,00052022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical Societyfor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsfor general operating supportDetroit300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grantDetroit100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsfor general operating supportDetroit200,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit100,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsto increase the DIA’s engagement with African American art collectors and philanthropistsDetroit250,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit100,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationfor general operating supportHarper Woods75,000362023
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationfor jazz education programsHarper Woods140,000242022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationfor general operating supportHarper Woods50,000242021
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto support Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s jazz education programs.Harper Woods65,000122021
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationfor continued jazz education programming.Harper Woods50,000122020
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationfor continued jazz education programming.Harper Woods65,000122020
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue and expand the youth jazz education programHarper Woods50,000122018
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue and expand the youth jazz education programHarper Woods50,000122017
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue and expand the youth jazz education programHarper Woods50,000122016
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue and expand the youth jazz education programHarper Woods50,000122015
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue and expand the youth jazz education programHarper Woods50,000122015
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue and expand the youth jazz education programHarper Woods50,000122013
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue and expand the youth jazz education programHarper Woods50,000122012
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue support for the Detroit school-based youth jazz education program, including education and performance opportunities with professional musiciansHarper Woods50,000122011
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationto continue support for the Detroit school-based youth jazz education program, including education and performance opportunities with professional musiciansHarper Woods37,500122010
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival Foundationfor educational programs throughout the year, including a visiting artist in residence and school based programsHarper Woods40,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operafor general operating supportDetroit75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operato leverage Detroit Opera's new artistic vision via a comprehensive institutional planning process and organizational re-positioning that will expand audiences and strengthen the Opera’s sustainability and community impactDetroit1,000,000362022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operafor general operating supportDetroit50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Operafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation Incfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation Incfor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Theatrefor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Theatrefor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit30,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Theatrefor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit15,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Theatretowards Detroit Public Theatre’s new building and business modelDetroit300,000362020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Theatrefor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit45,000362017
Great LakesDetroit Riverfront Conservancy, Inc.to support public engagement with and stewardship of the waters of the Detroit River and Great Lakes watershedDetroit3,000,000572022
Special OpportunitiesDetroit Riverfront Conservancy, Inc.for general operating support with emphasis on environmental education and public artDetroit1,000,000602010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Science Center Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000242011
Great LakesDetroit Science Center Incfor a challenge grant to construct the Clean Water Through Greenengineering exhibit collectionDetroit125,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Sound Conservancyfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework Incto continue Detroit Future City's work around stormwater management, combined sewer overflows, and green stormwater infrastructure.Detroit250,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Strategic Framework Incto conduct and publish quantitative research on landlord typologies and rental housing conditions in Detroit for use in increasing compliance with lead-safe housing regulations and the prevalence of healthy homes. Detroit70,000122021
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework Incto support an assessment of the existing and projected market for jobs that support the expansion of green stormwater infrastructure in DetroitDetroit50,00092019
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework Incto continue support for the Land + Water WORKS Coalition (LWWC) working to engage, educate and leverage the strength of Detroiters to scale up green stormwater infrastructure (GSI). The renewal term will emphasize improvements to the ambassador program and innovations in GSI designDetroit1,010,000242019
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework Incto evaluate phase I and plan phase II of Land + Water WORKS, to amplify Detroiters as land and water stewards through education and installation of green stormwater infrastructureDetroit125,00062018
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework Incto amplify Detroiters as land and water stewards through education and installation of green stormwater infrastructure and help residents transition to DWSD's drainage creditsDetroit326,500122017
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework Incto develop a competitive application to US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for disaster response funding for sustainable infrastructure to improve resiliency.Detroit115,00062016
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework Incto support implementation of Detroit Future City's Field Guide to Working with Lots through a mini-grant program, technical assistance, and communications and storytellingDetroit140,00062016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor general operating supportDetroit300,000362023
Special OpportunitiesDetroit Symphony Orchestrato ensure permanent funding for the Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair and expenses associated with the Chair and other Detroit Symphony Orchestra jazz programsDetroit1,000,000122022
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor jazz education programsDetroit140,000242022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrato support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grantDetroit100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit200,050242021
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato support, strengthen, and enrich the vibrant Jazz Legacy of Detroit through world-class youth Jazz educationDetroit65,000122021
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor continued jazz education programming. Detroit65,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit100,000122020
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor continued jazz education programming. Detroit85,000122019
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit65,000122018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrato build the endowment of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, ensuring long-term financial and artistic viabilityDetroit1,000,000622017
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit50,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit300,000362017
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit50,000122016
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit50,000122015
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit50,000122015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit200,000242013
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit50,000122013
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit50,000122012
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue to support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit50,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony Orchestrafor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit100,000122010
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato continue to support for the youth jazz education programsDetroit50,000122010
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony Orchestrato support intensive jazz education for artistically talented youthDetroit50,000122009
Great LakesDetroit Zoological Societyto develop a strategic partnership plan for a Detroit Zoological Society and Huron-Clinton Metroparks AllianceRoyal Oak100,000122023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyfor general operating supportRoyal Oak300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemicRoyal Oak100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyfor general operating supportRoyal Oak200,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportRoyal Oak100,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyto establish a Great Lakes Nature Center in Macomb County, strengthening the Detroit Zoological Society’s engagement with its audience and deepening visitors’ understanding of their relationship to the Great Lakes.Royal Oak1,000,000302018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportRoyal Oak300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportRoyal Oak200,000242015
Special OpportunitiesDetroit Zoological Societyto help advance the Zoo's Greenprint by installing an anaerobic digester to process manure into energy and fertilizer and providing free refillable water bottles for low income familiesRoyal Oak625,000242014
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportRoyal Oak200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportRoyal Oak200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological Societyfor unrestricted general operating supportRoyal Oak100,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto support continued work by the members of Detroit Environmental Agenda to engage with the City to implement the Detroit Sustainability Action Agenda, a strategic roadmap toward sustainability so that Detroiters will thrive and prosper in an equitable, green city.Detroit250,000242020
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticePlanning for the futureDetroit40,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceconvene a process to determine the feasibility of Michigan implementing policies that draw on data from cumulative risk assessments to advance environmental justiceDetroit110,00072019
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justicefor a challenge grant for general operationsDetroit30,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justicefor renewed general operating supportDetroit135,000242018
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justicefor renewed general operating supportDetroit75,000122017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justicefor renewed general operating supportDetroit75,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto support continued work on the Detroit Environmental AgendaDetroit621,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justicefor renewed general operating supportDetroit75,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justicefor general operating supportDetroit75,000122014
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto continue support of a collaborative effort to follow up to the 2011 Environmental SummitDetroit40,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justicefor capacity building and general operating supportDetroit300,000242013
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto support the network of activists who are organizing to promote environmental justice issues of statewide importance with an emphasis on southeast MichiganDetroit90,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto support a collaborative effort to follow up to the 2011 Environmental SummitDetroit40,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto continue support for community organizing and public education programsDetroit75,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto continue support for community organizing and public education programsDetroit75,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto continue support for community organizing and public education programsDetroit60,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental Justiceto expand DWEJ's capacity for community organizing and educationDetroit75,000122009
Environmental Health & JusticeDevelop Detroit Incto pilot sustainable building practices and green property management at the University Meadows multifamily development; apply lessons from this pilot to all Develop Detroit projects in metro-Detroit; educate other developers on how to adopt these practices. Detroit700,000242019
Great LakesDowntown Detroit Partnership Incto incorporate green infrastructure capital improvements into the Woodward Avenue bike mobility streetscape designDetroit250,000122017
Great LakesDucks Unlimited Incto build organizational capacity in Michigan to accelerate voluntary wetlands conservation through strategic planning and partnerships and to educate landowners, practitioners, other conservation organizations and community leaders on newly established wetland restoration permitting processMemphis100,000162019
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council Incfor a challenge grant for energy retrofits for EMEAC's Commons Building in MidtownDetroit60,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council Incto continue to support the ReMedia program, which integrates environmental education, multi-media production, and civic engagement to create positive environmental changeDetroit60,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council Incto expand the ReMedia program, which integrates environmental education, multi-media production, and civic engagement to create positive environmental changeDetroit60,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council Incto expand the ReMedia program, which integrates environmental education, multi-media production, and civic engagement to create positive environmental changeDetroit60,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council Incto build organizational capacity to expand the Environmental Justice Re-Media programDetroit30,000122009
Special OpportunitiesEastern Market Corporationto support implementation of a strategy to promote reusable bags and baskets in the spring of 2019Detroit50,000122019
Great LakesEastern Market Corporationto develop stormwater management practices, organizational structure and funding mechanisms to establish a Stormwater Management District as part of the Market's 2025 Strategy.Detroit75,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeEastern Market Corporationto support Keep Growing Detroit's efforts to promote food sovereignty in Detroit by distributing resources, hosting education and community events, and building capacity to decentralize and broaden leadershipDetroit50,000242013
Environmental Health & JusticeEastern Market Corporationto help expand the local food system in Detroit by creating a community kitchen to incubate new food ventures and increase access to locally grown or processed healthy foodDetroit200,000242011
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue community organizing, planning, and implementation of resident-driven green stormwater infrastructure and related efforts on Detroit’s Lower EastsideDetroit600,000362020
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue community organizing, planning, and implementation of resident-driven green stormwater infrastructure and related efforts on Detroit’s Lower EastsideDetroit300,000122019
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of Detroit, adding a proof of concept study on offsite compliance under Detroit's proposed Post Construction Stormwater OrdinanceDetroit300,000122018
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue to support the Lower Eastside Action Plan (LEAP), a resident-driven process using data analysis, community outreach and education to plan and implement the sustainable redevelopment of Detroit's lower eastsideDetroit250,000122017
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of DetroitDetroit250,000122016
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of DetroitDetroit250,000122015
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of DetroitDetroit100,000122014
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of Detroit, $150,000 upon the receipt of an executed renewal grant agreement and $20,000 in the form of a challenge grant to create the Project FundDetroit170,000122013
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of DetroitDetroit170,000122012
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto expand the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP), a multi-agency community-based planning process to determine equitable, productive and environmentally sustainable re-use of vacant land on Detroit's lower eastsideDetroit146,000122011
Great LakesEastside Community Networkto support data analysis and community outreach and education for a community-based planning process to determine appropriate, environmentally sustainable re-uses of vacant land on Detroit's lower eastsideDetroit120,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122023
Great LakesEcology Center Incto empower and engage PFAS impacted community members across Michigan through the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network.Ann Arbor150,000242023
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncTo strengthen collaboration to support clean air and public health in Detroit and Wayne CountyAnn Arbor250,000242023
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incto engage stakeholders concerned about air quality in Detroit and Wayne County in developing collaborative structure and shared policy agendaAnn Arbor125,000122022
Great LakesEcology Center Incto build a robust PFAS Action Network in Michigan that addresses existing contamination and prevents future pollutionAnn Arbor105,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incto conduct an audit of air quality monitors in Wayne County and create a website and interactive map to share data from the monitors with the publicAnn Arbor80,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incto expand the Clean Air Council, educating residents and community organizations about the health and environment impacts of air pollution and working to improve policies and health outcomes, especially in children. Ann Arbor155,000242019
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122019
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incto support the Ecology Center’s work in the community to reduce air pollution by advocating for full enforcement of emissions restrictions or an end to waste incineration in DetroitAnn Arbor195,000362019
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incto create a thorough review of current activity and organizations in Wayne County working on lead and asthma prevention, assess gaps, and identify opportunitiesAnn Arbor50,00072018
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122017
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122014
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center Incfor general operating supportAnn Arbor100,000122009
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto institute Phase 2 of the project to research the application of amendments to soil in order to develop and disseminate low-cost strategies for remediating lead in soil.Detroit290,000242020
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto continue support for the Great Lakes BioneersDetroit28,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksfor a research study to develop guidelines for the application in situ amendments to reduce soil lead exposure in vulnerable populationsDetroit216,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto continue support for the Great Lakes BioneersDetroit10,000122016
Special OpportunitiesEcoWorksto expand and solidify the Youth Energy Squad as a self-sustaining, national model for comprehensive green schools and youth leadership development programsDetroit300,000352015
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto continue support for the Great Lakes BioneersDetroit10,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto continue support for the Great Lakes BioneersDetroit10,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto continue support for the Great Lakes BioneersDetroit10,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto continue support for the Great Lakes BioneersDetroit10,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto continue support for the Great Lakes BioneersDetroit10,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto expand the Detroit Youth Energy Squad, building future environmental leaders amongst low-income youth through a youth employment and training program on climate change and home weatherizationDetroit50,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksto expand the operations of the Great Lakes BioneersDetroit10,000122010
Great LakesEnvironmental Defence Canada Inc.
support collaboration between Environmental Defence Canada (EDC) and National Farmers Union - Ontario to reduce agricultural nutrient loadings into Lake Erie.
Toronto50,000122023
Great LakesEnvironmental Defence Canada Inc.to educate and engage decision makers in protecting and restoring the health of Lake ErieToronto100,000242021
Great LakesEnvironmental Defence Canada Inc.to educate and engage decision makers in protecting and restoring the health of Lake ErieToronto100,000242019
Great LakesEnvironmental Law & Policy Center Of The Midwestto develop and begin implementing a policy framework to mitigate large animal farm manure (phosphorus) pollution in Michigan's portion of the western Lake Erie basinChicago300,000242022
Great LakesEnvironmental Law & Policy Center Of The Midwestto develop a binational network of public policy researchers, environmental NGO attorneys and academics to promote a better exchange of best practices, resources, and policies across the Great Lakes region.Chicago50,000242021
Great LakesENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, INC.provide training, coaching, and support to environmental leaders in Southeast Michigan, and in particular, those leaders within the foundation’s portfolio as part of our Great Lakes Regional NetworkGREENBELT75,000362020
Great LakesEnvironmental Working Groupto determine which conservation practices should be implemented at specific locations on farm fields in Michigan’s subwatersheds in the Western Lake Erie Basin in order to reduce phosphorus runoff. Washington300,000242023
Great LakesEnvironmental Working Groupto support technical analysis and work with state agencies and university experts to identify pollution hotspots and geospatially target effective farm conservation measures in Michigan and Ohio to reduce nutrient pollution to Lake ErieWashington150,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food Networkbuild Fair Food Network’s skills and resources to strengthen internal infrastructure, systems, and capacity to meet our ambitious program goals, including necessary pivots to maintain and grow impact in response to COVID-19 crisisAnn Arbor25,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food Networkto support small food entrepreneurs in the Detroit Tri-county area, creating jobs, increasing healthy food access, and building vibrant and sustainable local food systemsAnn Arbor80,000242019
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food Networkto build organizational capacityAnn Arbor90,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food Networkto expand Double Up Food Bucks in direct markets and groceries, leveraging federal monies and building evidence so food assistance policy expands funding made available through the Farm BillAnn Arbor100,000482015
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food Networkto advance federal policies to improve food access for low income populationsAnn Arbor50,000242012
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food Networkto match a grant from the Open Society Institute to increase the purchasing power of low-income families for fresh produce, support the local food economy and inform future federal food assistance policyAnn Arbor25,000112011
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food Networkto develop a federal funding stream to develop more healthy and sustainably-grown food in Detroit and Southeast MichiganAnn Arbor100,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsFar Conservatory Of Therapeutic And Performing Artsfor general operating supportBirmingham56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsFar Conservatory Of Therapeutic And Performing Artsfor general operating supportBirmingham30,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeFocus Hopefor the LaSalle EcoHome Demonstration Project -- the first LEED Platinum home rehab in DetroitDetroit60,000122017
Special OpportunitiesForgotten Harvest, Inc.to distribute fresh food to vulnerable famlies in metro Detroit using rescured perishible food (this was one of three, one-time special grants approved by the Foundation in December 2008 totalling $500,000 to help meet the immediate, short term needs of individuals affected by the economic downturn)Oak Park125,000122009
Special OpportunitiesFoundation for Detroit's Futurefor a multi-year commitment to support the Detroit Grand Bargain as part of a coalition of fundersDetroit10,000,0002402015
Great LakesFreshwater Futurefor the Great Lakes Network, which protects and restores the water resources of the Great Lakes region by building collaborative efforts that improve the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of water-related policies and regulations for the Great Lakes region. Petoskey250,000242021
Great LakesFreshwater Futureto continue coordination of the Great Lakes Network, which supports binational collaboration among nonprofits to improve water-related outcomesPetoskey340,000242019
Great LakesFreshwater Futureto continue to support the Canadian engagement activities of the Lake Erie CollectivePetoskey70,000122018
Great LakesFreshwater Futureto support the Canadian engagement activities of the Lake Erie Collective.Petoskey70,000122017
Great LakesFreshwater Futureto coordinate the Great Lakes Network to support binational collaboration amongst nonprofits to improve water-related outcomesPetoskey300,000242017
Great LakesFreshwater Futureto create the Great Lakes Network to support binational collaboration amongst nonprofits to improve water-related outcomes, with an initial emphasis on the Western Lake Erie BasinPetoskey500,000242016
Great LakesFreshwater Futureto continue a neighborhood climate resilience mini-grants program to support small-scale projects, educate residents and reduce pollutionPetoskey35,000122015
Great LakesFreshwater Futureto provide regrants and related technical assistance to fund community based climate adaptation projects in the Detroit areaPetoskey35,000122014
Great LakesFreshwater Futureto provide regrants and related technical assistance to fund community based climate adaptation projects in the Detroit areaPetoskey35,000122012
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTo increase social media engagement and support communications to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.Taylor39,750242023
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit Riverto develop and implement a new stewardship program and cultivate more stewards of the Detroit River.Taylor330,000362022
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit Riverfor renewed general operating supportTaylor120,000362022
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit Riverto develop a five-year strategic planTaylor43,00062020
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit Riverfor continued general operating supportTaylor66,000362019
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit Riverfor continued general operating support: $20,000 per year over three years plus up to $6,000 in 2016 for additional expensesTaylor66,000362016
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit Riverfor general operating supportTaylor45,000362013
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit Riverfor general operating supportTaylor45,000362010
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit Riverfor general operating supportTaylor15,000122009
Great LakesFriends Of The RougeTo create tools and strategies that will allow Friends of the Rouge to expand intentional and inclusive engagement and develop stewards in unreached communities.Plymouth212,000242023
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougeto increase social media engagement and support communications to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.Plymouth39,750242023
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougefor renewed general operating supportPlymouth300,000362022
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougeto create a southeast Michigan collaborative social enterprise around watershed improvements that generates sustainable revenue for long-term mission-focused workPlymouth35,000122021
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougeto continue and expand Rain Gardens to the RescuePlymouth120,000242021
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougeto conduct an organizational assessment and develop a five-year strategic planPlymouth22,000122019
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougefor continued general operating support.Plymouth126,000362019
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougeto continue and expand Rain Gardens to the RescuePlymouth330,000362018
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougeto support Phase II implementation of the 25 mile Rouge River Water Trail on the lower branchPlymouth76,660122018
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougefor continued general operating support: $40,000 per year over three yearsPlymouth120,000362016
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougeto explore potential merger between Friends of the Rouge and Alliance of Rouge CommunitiesPlymouth70,000182015
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougefor continued general operating supportPlymouth105,000362014
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougefor general operating supportPlymouth105,000362011
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougeto support the volunteer benthic macroinvertebrate sampling program as part of a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program to create or restore 25 acres of green infrastructure and improve wildlife habitat in Detroit and in Wayne CountyPlymouth80,000232011
Great LakesFriends Of The Rougefor general operating supportPlymouth35,000122009
Great LakesFunders Network For Smart Growth And Livable Communities Incto support green stormwater infrastructure projects within the national Partners for Places matching grant program, catalyzing partnerships between municipal or county-level sustainability directors and local, place-based foundationsCoral Gables50,000182017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsGarage Cultural Incfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsGarage Cultural Incfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Great LakesGenesis Harbor Of Opportunities Promoting Excellentto support a demonstration project of a shared GSI practice between a new mixed used affordable housing development and an adjacent church in Detroit's Islandview neighborhoodDetroit110,000122019
Environmental Health & JusticeGlobal Detroitfor lead abatement training for Detroit- based, minority-owned contractorsDetroit170,000242022
Arts & Community LifeGrandmont Rosedale Development Corporationto install a public art project that will reflect the spirit of community through a unique, quality installation that will integrate art into Stoepel Park, a heavily utilized recreational areaDetroit20,00032015
Great LakesGreat Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiativeto organize and assist southeast Michigan’s mayors in developing environmental restoration, water infrastructure, and shoreline resilience projects and to support cities in their efforts to fund water infrastructure in their cities through federal and non-federal sourcesChicago90,000242021
Great LakesGreat Lakes Commissionto support ErieStat, which is measuring progress toward phosphorus reductions in the Western Lake Erie BasinAnn Arbor100,000122021
Great LakesGreat Lakes Commissionto increase the adoption of green stormwater infrastructure practices by supporting a mentoring network of green infrastructure champions across the binational Great Lakes basinAnn Arbor245,000242019
Great LakesGreat Lakes Commissionto support the second phase of two Great Lakes Blue Accounting efforts: ErieStat, which is measuring progress toward phosphorus reductions in the Western Lake Erie Basin, and the Source Water Initiative, which is measuring progress toward shared goals for source water protectionAnn Arbor250,000242018
Great LakesGreat Lakes Commissionto determine how the investment that the federal government has made under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative since 2010 has impacted the Great Lakes economyAnn Arbor125,00072018
Great LakesGreat Lakes Commissionto catalyze the adoption of green infrastructure practices and policies that can heal the fractured water cycle in mid-sized communities across the binational Great Lakes basin through the creation of a green infrastructure champions mentoring networkAnn Arbor245,000242017
Great LakesGreat Lakes Commissionto build a collaborative information sharing platform for the Great Lakes region called "Blue Accounting" focused on Source Water Initiative that will develop a Phosphorus Reduction Tracking System to track progress toward the 40 percent phosphorus reduction target for Western Lake Erie by 2025Ann Arbor250,000242016
Environmental Health & JusticeGreat Lakes Environmental Law CenterTo provide community education, policy support, and legal guidance to reduce exposures to lead hazards, and advance and public health.Detroit170,000242023
Environmental Health & JusticeGreat Lakes Environmental Law Centerto provide community education and policy support to improve the ability of nonprofits, community groups, and local governments in southeastern Michigan to engage in public health decision-making processes related to air quality and lead exposure.Detroit140,000242020
Environmental Health & JusticeGreat Lakes Environmental Law Centerto provide community education and policy support to improve the ability of nonprofits, community groups, and local governments in southeastern Michigan to engage in public health decision-making processes related to air quality.Detroit141,000242018
Environmental Health & JusticeGreen & Healthy Homes Initiative Incto support a Green and Healthy Homes program manager in Detroit to drive multisector resource alignment and capacity building for heathy housing and lead hazard remediationBaltimore130,000242023
Special OpportunitiesGreen Living Scienceto embed sustainable solid waste management practices and policies in the City of Detroit in order to increase recycling of waste and materials.Detroit200,000242018
Great LakesHeart Of The Lakes Center For Land Conservation Policyto continue to strengthen capacity of both land conservancies and watershed organizations while working toward cooperative protection of lands that contribute to healthy waters, especially in southeast MichiganGrand Ledge25,000122013
Great LakesHeart Of The Lakes Center For Land Conservation Policyto continue to strengthen capacity of both land conservancies and watershed organizations while working toward cooperative protection of lands that contribute to healthy waters, especially in southeast MichiganGrand Ledge25,000122012
Great LakesHeart Of The Lakes Center For Land Conservation Policyto strengthen capacity of both land conservancies and watershed organizations while working toward cooperative protection of lands that contribute to healthy waters, especially in southeast MichiganGrand Ledge25,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage Worksfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage Worksfor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage Worksfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage Worksfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage Worksfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242015
Arts & Community LifeHeritage Worksto complete development of a park at the corner of MLK and Rosa ParksDetroit100,000182015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage Worksfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage Worksfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage Worksfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122010
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilTo increase social media engagement and support communications to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.Ann Arbor39,750242023
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto increase social media engagement and watershed organization mediaAnn Arbor159,202122022
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto build a stronger relationships within the watershed communities and mobilize an engaged network of new water stewardsAnn Arbor393,000362022
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilfor renewed general operating supportAnn Arbor450,000362022
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto engage stakeholders to develop a framework for a statewide funding mechanism for watershed protection groups and garner support for such initiative.Ann Arbor50,000242022
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto partner with three Southeast Michigan watershed organizations to increase regional awareness of local water-related issues, resulting in river-friendly behaviors and policies that ultimately improve water qualityAnn Arbor100,000122021
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto partner with three Southeast Michigan watershed organizations to increase regional awareness of local water-related issues, resulting in river-friendly behaviors and policies that ultimately improve water qualityAnn Arbor100,000122020
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto advance the diversity, equity and inclusion core values of five watershed organizations to advance stewardship in southeast MichiganAnn Arbor118,000122020
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto partner with three Southeast Michigan watershed organizations to increase regional awareness of local water-related issues, resulting in river-friendly behaviors and policies that ultimately improve water qualityAnn Arbor93,000122019
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto teach environmentally responsible behaviors and increase stewardship in the Huron River watershedAnn Arbor360,000362019
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilfor continued general operating support.Ann Arbor360,000362019
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilfor a challenge grant to continue to support the RiverUp! initiative to restore and revitalize the Huron River corridor for the benefit of local economies and residents, and conservation of a shared natural heritageAnn Arbor300,000362017
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilfor continued general operating support: $100,000 per year over three yearsAnn Arbor300,000362016
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilto support the RiverUp! initiative to restore and revitalize the Huron River corridor for the benefit of local economies and residents, and conservation of a shared natural heritageAnn Arbor240,000362013
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilfor continued general operating supportAnn Arbor255,000362013
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilfor general operating supportAnn Arbor255,000362010
Great LakesHuron River Watershed Councilfor general operating supportAnn Arbor75,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHuron Valley Council For The Artsfor general operating supportHighland37,500362023
Sustainable BusinessInforumto establish an operating infrastructure for Sustainable Business Network of Detroit by contracting with a part-time administrator and social media/communications vendor.Detroit464,700242022
Great LakesInforumto establish programming to match, recruit, and coach potential members with corporate/business backgrounds for boards of nonprofit organizationsDetroit64,000242021
Sustainable BusinessInforumfor a series of events to provide education and opportunities for connection and deeper learning among people with an interest or expertise in sustainable business practices.Detroit157,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts Projectfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts Projectfor general operating supportDetroit37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts Projectfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts Projectto develop new and increased revenue opportunities that will ensure InsideOut’s financial health and continued sustainable growth.Detroit150,000282020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts Projectfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts Projectfor general operating supportDetroit50,000122015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts Projectfor general operating supportDetroit25,000122014
Arts & Community LifeInsideout Literary Arts Projectto hire a Marketing and Communications Director to spread the message of the poetry as an agent of youth empowerment and community revitalizationDetroit50,000122012
Arts & Community LifeInsideout Literary Arts Projectfor a multi-arts, community-based year-long celebration of women poets in partnership with Detroit Public Television, Arts League of Michigan, Matrix Theatre Company, Wayne State University Press and othersDetroit100,000122010
Jazz EducationInsideout Literary Arts Projectfor general operating support.Detroit50,000122009
Great LakesInternational Association For Great Lakes Research-Michiganto review and evaluate 32 years of restoring Great Lakes Areas of Concern and advocate for sustaining restoration effortsAnn Arbor100,000242018
Arts & Community LifeInternational Wildlife Refuge Alliancefor a challenge grant to create a 6' X 7' photo-mosaic mural, using children's artwork, for the new LEED certified Visitor CenterGrosse Ile20,000122017
Great LakesInternational Wildlife Refuge Allianceto extend outreach and create public awareness of the Detroit International Wildlife Refuge Alliance, North America's first and only international wildlife refugeGrosse Ile50,000242011
Jazz EducationJazz At Lincoln Center IncTo provide scholarships (inclusive of registration, travel, and board) for 10 Detroit-area middle and high school band directors to attend Band Director Academy in New York City in 2023.NEW YORK40,000102023
Jazz EducationJazz At Lincoln Center Incto present 10 Detroit-area band directors with full scholarships (registration, travel and board) to the four-day Jazz at Lincoln Center Band Director Academy.NEW YORK30,000122019
Jazz EducationJazz At Lincoln Center Incto present 10 Detroit-area band directors with full scholarships (registration, travel and board) to the four-day Jazz at Lincoln Center Band Director Academy.NEW YORK31,85042018
Jazz EducationJazz At Lincoln Center Incfor Jazz for Young People-Detroit (JFYPD) and for scholarships for Detroit students participating in the summer jazz academyNEW YORK100,000142016
Great LakesJefferson East Incto transform an abandoned Detroit block into a mixed-use, mixed-income development incorporating public space, green design and water conservation.Detroit250,000122019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsJewish Ensemble Theatrefor general operating supportWalled Lake30,000242021
Great LakesJoy-Southfield Community Development Corporationto design and engineer a Transportation Alternative Program for Joy Road that incorporates green stromwater infrastructure along a commercial corridorDetroit80,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeKeep Growing Detroitto convene a planning process that results in new tools, resources, and collaborative approaches to fill current gaps and capitalize on opportunities in Detroit’s Food EcosystemDetroit25,00062020
Environmental Health & JusticeKeep Growing Detroitto build organizational capacity to generate earned revenueDetroit120,000242019
Great LakesKeep Growing Detroitto research and advocate for the role of urban agriculture in managing stormwater and provide growers with the knowledge and infrastructure they need to be good water stewardsDetroit406,203362018
Environmental Health & JusticeKeep Growing Detroitto build organizational capacity to generate earned revenueDetroit120,000242017
Great LakesKeep Growing Detroitfor the "Growing Sustainable Water Solutions" project, a collaboration of Keep Growing Detroit, Sierra Club and Friends of The Rouge, to educate and enable residents to build rain gardens, water catchment systems and healthy soils to help manage stormwater and conserve waterDetroit383,000362015
Environmental Health & JusticeKeep Growing Detroitto continue to support Keep Growing Detroit's efforts to promote food sovereignty in Detroit by distributing resources, hosting education and community events, and building capacity to decentralize and broaden leadershipDetroit50,000242015
Great LakesLake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservationto develop a Bluff Ecosystem Stewardship Guide for Ontario's West Coast.
Blyth26,00062012
Environmental Health & JusticeLakeshore Legal Aidto support outreach, education, and advocacy related to lead hazards, lead remediation, and lead poisoning of children in Detroit and Wayne CountyWarren175,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeLakeshore Legal Aidto help stop lead poisonings of children in Detroit and Wayne County.Warren70,000122021
Great LakesLambert Sanctuariescontinue to develop green infrastructure and other green technologies demonstration projects and related education in the North EndDetroit20,000122014
Environmental Health & JusticeLambert Sanctuariesto expand an existing neighborhood demonstration home to include educational strategies related to alternative energy and low-impact green infrastructure optionsDetroit20,000122013
Sustainable BusinessLawrence Technological Universityto position small to medium sized manufacturers to improve climate and boost economic competitivenessSouthfield450,000362023
Great LakesLawrence Technological Universityto develop a binational stormwater technology transfer collaborative for the Great Lakes Basin in partnership with the Great Lakes CommissionSouthfield120,000122016
Great LakesLawrence Technological Universityto underwrite the production by Issue Media Group of stories of people working on innovative green infrastructure in DetroitSouthfield22,00092013
Great LakesLawrence Technological Universityto develop a stormwater management educational trail for the Great Lakes Stormwater Management InstituteSouthfield57,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLive CoalDetroit Arts SupportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsfor general operating supportDetroit37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsto expand Living Arts's Detroit Wolf Trap (DWT) program, increasing the engagement and capacity of teachers and caregivers as effective partners in early arts learning and positioning Living Arts as the leader in Detroit's early childhood arts education efforts.Detroit95,000242018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsfor unrestricted general operating support for Living ArtsDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsfor unrestricted general operating support for Living Arts ($20,000) and for the Detroit Community Arts Alliance ($30,000)Detroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving Artsfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122010
Arts & Community LifeLuella Hannan Memorial Foundationto support a community designed public art sculpture and rain garden at Hannan House, engaging senior artists, local artists and volunteers, as part of Detroit's Midtown Loop Public Art PlanDetroit15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMacomb Center for the Performing Artsfor general operating supportClinton Twp56,250362023
Great LakesMakeWay Foundationto build a constituency calling for action on nutrient pollution in Lake ErieVancouver100,000242021
Great LakesMakeWay Foundationto build a constituency calling for action on nutrient pollution in Lake ErieVancouver100,000242019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove Collegefor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programsDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove Collegefor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programsDetroit20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove Collegefor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programsDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove Collegefor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programsDetroit20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove Collegefor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programsDetroit10,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove Conservancyfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove Conservancyfor general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove Conservancystudy to assess the arts and cultural programming needs for DetroitDetroit30,000242020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre Companyfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre Companyfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122016
Arts & Community LifeMatrix Theatre Companyto use interactive theater to engage communities in creating a sustainable vision for the southeast Michigan region in partnership with SEMCOG, the Cultural Alliance of Southeast Michigan, Plowshares Theater and othersDetroit90,000362013
Arts & Community LifeMatrix Theatre Companyto develop puppetry/writing workshops about the city's buried streams, ponds, and lakesDetroit150,000362010
Great LakesMeridian Instituteto convene an industry collaborative to develop a sustainability strategy for the bi-national Great Lakes region with leadership from the Council of Great Lakes IndustriesDillon45,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeMetro Healthcare Services IncGeneral operating support for SMSBFSouthfield60,000242018
Great LakesMichigan Association Conservation Districts (MACD)This project will increase farmer adoption of conservation practices to protect water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin and strengthen farmer leadership to encourage neighbor action.East Lansing550,000362023
Great LakesMichigan Association Conservation Districts (MACD)to increase farmer adoption of conservation practices and maintain a peer-to-peer farmer education networkEast Lansing532,500362020
Great LakesMichigan Association Conservation Districts (MACD)to increase farmer adoption of conservation practices and develop a peer-to-peer farmer education networkEast Lansing489,400362017
Great LakesMichigan Community Resourcesto provide mini grants of up to $5,000 and technical assistance for small projects in Detroit that support green stormwater infrastructureDetroit75,000122017
Great LakesMichigan Community Resourcesto provide mini grants of up to $5,000 for small projects in Detroit that support green stormwater infrastructureDetroit60,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilTo direct and lead a statewide coalition working to raise awareness and enact policies and measures to eliminate hazardous levels of lead exposure in Michigan. Lansing110,000242023
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto create, launch, and support a school bus anti-idling campaign.Lansing80,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto begin and lead a journalism collaborative focused on environmental and public health news in southeast MichiganLansing105,000362022
Great LakesMichigan Environmental Councilthis project’s purpose is to strengthen Michigan’s efforts to reduce nutrient run-off in the Western Lake Erie BasinLansing75,000122022
Great LakesMichigan Environmental Councilto work with state leaders, agricultural stakeholders, and decision makers to promote policies that support sustainable agricultural and reduce nutrient runoffLansing60,000122021
Great LakesMichigan Environmental Councilto improve water quality by expanding the adoption, social acceptance, political support, and technical understanding of soil health conservation practices.Lansing200,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilproduce independent explanatory journalism and solutions-oriented journalism on the community impacts of lead and asthma in the city of detroitLansing30,000122021
Great LakesMichigan Environmental Councilto revitalize Michigan's agricultural system to find solutions and synergies at the intersection of water quality and climate changeLansing150,000182020
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilThe purpose of this program is to direct a statewide coalition working to raise awareness of the environmental health threat posed by lead poisoning in Michigan and enact policies and measures that eliminate it through legislator education, involvement in the administrative rules process, pilot projects, and department practice and procedure.Lansing90,000242020
Great LakesMichigan Environmental Councilto identify the best funding and financing options to keep Michigan’s water safe, clean, and affordable.Lansing200,000122019
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilwe will invest Erb Family Foundation support in engaging partners in Southeast Michigan and beyond in decision-maker education and strategic communications initiatives to: a) strengthen the advocacy capacity of Michigan's environmental community; and b) achieve shared state policy goals on Great Lakes priorities, like septic system reforms, and environmental justice/health challenges, like lead poisoning.Lansing125,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro DetroitLansing50,000122017
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro DetroitLansing50,000122016
Special OpportunitiesMichigan Environmental Councilfor a planning grant to coordinate Zero Waste Detroit's community outreach with school based and other outreach programs to inspire residents to participate in Detroit's citywide curbside recycling programLansing7,000122015
Special OpportunitiesMichigan Environmental Councilto support a partnership of Zero Waste Detroit and Green Living Science to conduct an intensive community engagement campaign to make Detroit's new curbside recycling program a major successLansing350,000362015
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro DetroitLansing50,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro DetroitLansing50,000122014
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro DetroitLansing50,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto strengthen the Zero Waste Detroit coalition's efforts to promote recycling in DetroitLansing50,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro DetroitLansing100,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro DetroitLansing100,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto strengthen the connections between the Detroit program and state policy work on environmental health, justice, and water issuesLansing100,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental Councilto strengthen the connections between the Detroit program and state policy work on environmental health, justice, and water issuesLansing100,000122009
Great LakesMichigan Humanities Councilto develop and present an interactive, educational exhibit that will cultivate water stewardship and collect qualitative data on why Michiganders value the Great Lakes.Lansing150,000362017
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundto support a network of nonprofit organizations across Michigan working to build collective capacity to achieve clean water for all.Ann Arbor100,000242023
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundfor the One Water, Our Future campaign, addressing water pollution concerns, including toxic algal blooms Ann Arbor50,000122021
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundto support a network of nonprofit organizations working on statewide water quality and accessibility issues that, when strategically aligned, more efficiently and effectively advances Michigan’s public policy toward establishing Michigan as the national leader in stewarding our waters and achieving affordable and sustainable clean water for all.Ann Arbor200,000242021
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundfor the One Water, Our Future campaign, addressing water pollution concerns, including toxic algal blooms Ann Arbor50,000122020
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundfor the One Water, Our Voice campaign, addressing water pollution concerns, including toxic algal blooms Ann Arbor75,000122019
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundto continue to support the implementation of the Lake Erie Collective's campaign to address toxic algal blooms in MichiganAnn Arbor75,000122018
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundto support the implementation of the Lake Erie Collective's campaign to address toxic algal blooms in MichiganAnn Arbor75,000122017
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundfor a six-month planning grant to develop a field organizing planAnn Arbor35,00062016
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundto convene Michigan's environmental community in order to prioritize three top issues and advocate for these issues in the legislatureAnn Arbor50,000122015
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundto explore the potential of expanding the network of well-connected, conservation-minded individuals in Washtenaw - the Wolfpack - to build support for restoration projects farther downstreamAnn Arbor15,00052012
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundto strengthen the capacity of environmental and allied organizations in Southeast Michigan for policy workAnn Arbor30,000122011
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fundto strengthen the capacity of environmental and allied organizations in Southeast Michigan for policy workAnn Arbor30,000122010
Special OpportunitiesMichigan Nonprofit Associationto support outreach, communication, coordination and organizing to ensure a fair and complete census count in Michigan's 2020 CensusLansing75,000122019
Special OpportunitiesMichigan Nonprofit Associationto build operational effectiveness among participants through technical assistance workshops and a limited amount of organizational assessmentsLansing40,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Nonprofit Associationto positively impact Detroit's neighborhoods by collaborating with partners to create a community development system for DetroitLansing300,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Nonprofit Associationto further develop and disseminate environmental dataLansing25,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Organizing Projectfor research on current private insurance policies regarding coverage for lead testing Detroit20,00062021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science Centerfor general operating supportDetroit75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science CenterProject Description
for Detroit Arts Support
Detroit50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science Centerfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science Centerfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science Centerfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science Centerfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122014
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan State Universityfor general operating support for Community Music School-DetroitEAST LANSING56,250362023
Great LakesMichigan State Universityto increase farm drain phosphorus monitoring, incentivize on-farm conservation and improve water quality in the western Lake Erie basinEAST LANSING110,000242022
Great LakesMichigan State Universityto work with the state and federal agencies in Michigan to develop and implement a monitoring strategy that measures conservation implementation, conservation effectiveness and water quality progress toward meeting Michigan's 40% phosphorus reduction goal for Lake ErieEAST LANSING750,000482022
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityfor jazz education programsEAST LANSING140,000242022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan State Universityfor general operating support for CMS @ DetroitEAST LANSING30,000242021
Great LakesMichigan State Universityfor evaluation and strategic planning of MI Water School Program and ongoing education with six southeast MI watershed groupsEAST LANSING100,000122021
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto support MSU Community Music School–Detroit’s (CMS-Detroit) jazz education programs.EAST LANSING65,000122021
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityfor continued jazz education programming.EAST LANSING65,000122020
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityfor continued jazz education programming.EAST LANSING65,000122019
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING65,000122018
Great LakesMichigan State Universityto expand Michigan Water School with an emphasis on developing partnerships with four watershed groups in southeast Michigan to offer workshops for decision makers in those watershedsEAST LANSING192,000362018
Great LakesMichigan State Universityto improve water quality in the River Raisin and Western Lake Erie BasinEAST LANSING100,000242018
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING65,000122017
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING50,000122016
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING50,000122015
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING50,000122014
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING50,000122013
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING50,000122012
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING50,000122011
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in DetroitEAST LANSING50,000122010
Jazz EducationMichigan State Universityto provide advanced jazz education for urban youth through MSU Jazz@CMSDetroitEAST LANSING50,000122009
Great LakesMichigan United Conservation Clubsto continue work on a long-term funding strategy for Michigan's wetlands program.Lansing10,000122013
Great LakesMichigan United Conservation Clubsto develop and implement a long-term funding strategy for Michigan's wetlands program.Lansing26,000122012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMidtown Detroit, Inc.to finalize and launch a collaborative organizing model for Detroit's Cultural Center and develop and pilot public programming to activate the district.Detroit500,000242022
Great LakesMidtown Detroit, Inc.to incorporate sustainability into the Midtown Cultural Campus planDetroit175,000182020
Great LakesMidtown Detroit, Inc.to incorporate sustainability into the Midtown Cultural Campus planDetroit100,000152019
Great LakesMidtown Detroit, Inc.to support the development of a strategy that connects the exterior physical spaces surrounding Midtown's arts and cultural institutions, while facilitating civic engagement to support this design challengeDetroit60,000152018
Arts & Community LifeMidtown Detroit, Inc.to further enable the N'Namdi Center to hire a consultant over six months to draft a strategic campus planDetroit15,000122014
Arts & Community LifeMidtown Detroit, Inc.to enable the N'Namdi Center to hire a consultant over six months to draft a strategic campus planDetroit15,00062013
Arts & Community LifeMidtown Detroit, Inc.to support a new Detroit arts event which will showcase artists who will "light up" buildings and spaces in Midtown DetroitDetroit50,000122012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre Companyfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre Companyfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre Companyfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMinneapolis Foundationto identify financial advisors in southeast Michigan and understand how their clients' philanthropy can partner with Detroit Arts Support.Minneapolis34,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor general operating supportDetroit37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Special OpportunitiesMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor a one-to-one individual giving match supporting a partnership with Thompson Educational Foundation establishing Mosaic as "Arts Organization in Residence" at University Prep Science/Math Elementary in DetroitDetroit70,000122014
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Jazz EducationMosaic Youth Theatre Of Detroitfor general operating support, one-half of the grant in the form of a challenge to match new or increased contributions from individuals on a two to one basisDetroit100,000122009
Great LakesMotorcities National Heritage Area Partnership Incorporatedto transform a neglected urban space into an experiential gateway that interprets the history of labor, industry and environmentDetroit170,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incfor general operating supportDetroit37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incto transform three historic homes on West Grand Boulevard and the associated green space into educational and entrepreneurial incubatorsDetroit1,000,000362018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit55,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitfor general operating supportDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitfor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Great LakesMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitto support green stormwater infrastructure design and engineering for MOCAD’s campus renovationDetroit130,000202019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122010
Arts & Community LifeMuseum of Contemporary Art Detroitto hire a development director and create a strategic development planDetroit120,000182010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incfor general operating supportDetroit75,000362023
Jazz EducationMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incfor jazz education programsDetroit140,000242022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncProject Description
for Detroit Arts Support
Detroit50,000242021
Jazz EducationMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incto support Music Hall Center’s jazz education programs.Detroit65,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incto support a $5 million capital campaign to remove threat of foreclosure and stabilize Music Hall operations for future generationsDetroit50,000202016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Jazz EducationMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts Incto continue and expand an experiential Jazz education programDetroit40,000122009
Great LakesNational Fish and Wildlife Foundationfor the Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund, a public-private partnership that increases the resilience of communities and natural resources in Southeast Michigan by reducing the impact of stormwater, improving water quality, enhancing habitat, and increasing the accessibility and usability of public green space and natural areas.Washington600,000372021
Great LakesNational Fish and Wildlife Foundationto create the Southeast Michigan Resiliency Fund, a public private fund to support green stormwater infrastructure and habitat in the seven county southeast Michigan regionWashington600,000382018
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto develop an updated set of goals and recommendations for Great Lakes restorationAnn Arbor100,000242023
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto build and strengthen a coalition of 170 organizations to ensure Great Lakes restoration remains a policy priorityAnn Arbor450,000362022
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto engage businesses around Lake Erie in work on harmful algal bloomsAnn Arbor200,000242020
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto broaden and deepen the membership for the Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition (HOW): a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great LakesAnn Arbor450,000362019
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto engage businesses around Lake Erie in work on harmful algal bloomsAnn Arbor230,000242018
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto support the annual Great Lakes Conference in DetroitAnn Arbor25,00062018
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationfor continued support and to broaden and deepen the membership for the Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition (HOW): a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great LakesAnn Arbor450,000362016
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto support the 10th anniversary Healing Our Waters Restoration Conference in Grand Rapids, MI and the Peter Wege Tribute LuncheonAnn Arbor25,000122015
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationfor continued support for the Healing Our Waters Coalition: a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great LakesAnn Arbor450,000362013
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto address ballast water policy and acute risk pathways for Asian Carp beyond Chicago and work with The Nature Conservancy and Great Lakes Commission on coordinated policies to address Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Ann Arbor100,000122012
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto develop a multi-state coordinated rapid response and monitoring effort to eradicate aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes and address acute risk pathways for Asian Carp beyond ChicagoAnn Arbor100,000122011
Great LakesNational Wildlife Federationto support the Healing Our Waters Coalition: a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great Lakes and assistance for organizations conducting Great Lakes restoration projectsAnn Arbor450,000362010
Great LakesNortheast-Midwest Instituteto support the Great Lakes Primer and Orientation Program for new members of Congress and their staff.Washington74,000122023
Great LakesNortheast-Midwest Instituteto orient and engage new members of Congress and their staff to critical Great Lakes issues and policiesWashington57,500122021
Great LakesNortheast-Midwest Instituteto orient and engage members of Congress about Great Lakes issuesWashington50,000122019
Arts & Community LifePeoples Community Services Of Metropolitan Detroitto engage the entire neighborhood of Delray, especially its youth to learn about and create a mural of the history of DelrayDetroit17,500122015
Environmental Health & JusticePeoples Community Services Of Metropolitan Detroitthe Delray Impact Project to provide environmental health data and capacity to improve quality of life outcomes related to the New International Trade Crossing and industrial impacts.Detroit60,000122015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryfor general operating supportDetroit75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryfor general operating supportDetroit50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryto expand Pewabic's tile studio, increase organizational sustainability, and complete a sustainability audit that will identify and reduce environmental impact.Detroit115,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic Potteryfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPlanet Ant theatre, Inc.for general operating supportHamtramck37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPlanet Ant theatre, Inc.Project Description
Detroit Arts Support
Hamtramck20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPlowshares Theater Companyfor general operating supportLathrup Village37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPlowshares Theater CompanyProject Description
for Detroit Arts Support
Lathrup Village20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPower House Productionsfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Arts & Community LifePower House Productionsto document lessons learned from 10 years working in neighborhood public spacesDetroit104,250242018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsRackham Symphony Choirfor unrestricted general operating supportGrosse Pointe5,000122013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsRackham Symphony Choirfor unrestricted general operating supportGrosse Pointe20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsRackham Symphony Choirfor unrestricted general operating supportGrosse Pointe10,000122010
Great LakesRiver Networkto examine and advance opportunities for greater coordination among municipalities to use green infrastructure to minimize climate impacts, improve water efficiency, and promote green jobsPortland60,000242011
Great LakesRiver Raisin Watershed CouncilTo increase social media engagement and support communications to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.Adrian10,100242023
Great LakesRiver Raisin Watershed Councilfor renewed general operating supportAdrian75,000362022
Great LakesRiver Raisin Watershed Councilfor general operating supportAdrian20,000242020
Special OpportunitiesRoyal Oak Civic Foundationto plant 100 trees and support other ecosystem improvements at the Royal Oak Arboretum in honor of Fred Erb’s 100th birthday. Royal Oak250,000242023
Special OpportunitiesSalvation Armyfor emergency holiday and year-round assistance to families (this was one of three, one-time special grants approved by the Foundation in December 2008 totalling $500,000 to help meet the immediate, short term needs of individuals affected by the economic downturn)Southfield250,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab Clubfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab Clubfor general operating supportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab Clubfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab Clubfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab Clubfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab Clubfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab Clubfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab Clubfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeScience & Environmental Health Networkto use research on complex environmental influences on Alzheimer's disease as a case study to leverage policy changes to address interrelated public health and environmental problemsAmes75,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsShakespeare In Detroitfor general operating supportDearborn37,500362023
Special OpportunitiesShar Self Help Addiction Reorientation Foundationto continue support for planning and implementation of a model, large-scale urban agriculture project: Year 4 payment: $150,000 payable in 3 installments contingent on matching funds and other criteria TBDDetroit1,000,000482012
Special OpportunitiesShar Self Help Addiction Reorientation Foundationto continue support for a participatory process to develop a model, large-scale urban agriculture project on Detroit's east side that will promote productive and sustainable land use and jobsDetroit100,00032011
Special OpportunitiesShar Self Help Addiction Reorientation Foundationto support a participatory process to develop an urban farm for recovering substance abusers and members from the broader communityDetroit25,00082010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSidewalk Detroitfor general operating supportSouthfield56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSidewalk Detroitfor Detroit Arts SupportSouthfield30,000242021
Arts & Community LifeSidewalk Detroitto strengthen Sidewalk Detroit’s programming and operations and implement GSI in Eliza Howell ParkDetroit300,000242019
Arts & Community LifeSidewalk Detroitsupport the 2017-18 Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts and SideTrails artist residency programDetroit72,600242017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return Incfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return IncTo support the expansion of the organization's mission-driven programs and business model in a new arts district on Detroit’s East Side.Detroit250,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return Incfor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return Incfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242015
Great LakesSix Rivers Regional Land Conservancyto create a model wetlands databank and outreach program in Oakland and Macomb Counties to identify the highest priority wetlands and connect landowners with wetlands with those in need of performing mitigationRochester100,000242010
Sustainable BusinessSoutheast Michigan Sustainable Business Forumfor general operating support.Livonia120,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheast Michigan Sustainable Business ForumGeneral operating support for SMSBFLivonia120,000242020
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationThe Detroit Lead Reduction Task Force is a cross-departmental collaborative within the City of Detroit focused on reducing toxic lead exposure among Detroiters. SEMHA is requesting funding to contract with Bennett Midland to provide project management and advisory support for the Task Force’s first 9 months.

Bennett Midland will assist Task Force members with creating departmental goals and plans that advance the citywide goals, develop a citywide dashboard that reports on the Task Force’s progress and challenges, and facilitate monthly Task Force meetings. The goal of each Task Force meeting is to assess citywide progress and hold each department accountable for implementation of its strategies.
Detroit31,80092023
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health Associationto build a database that will inform strategies to reduce lead risks in the City of Detroit.Detroit120,000122022
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health Associationto form and support “Get the Lead Out Detroit,” a broad-based coalition focused on reducing elevated blood lead levels in children.Detroit310,000362021
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health Associationto provide outreach, education, testing, and resources to reduce lead exposure to families in target ZIP codes.Detroit183,000182021
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationTo learn best practices from cities that have significantly reduced lead exposure and strengthen local partnerships through the learning processDetroit30,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationCLEARCorps Detroit (CCD) is requesting funds for a planning grant to conduct research and learning visits to five (5) cities with active lead safe programs and coalitions to learn strategies, benchmarks, and lessons learned in the creation/evolution of the efforts in each city.Detroit18,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health Associationincrease the number of children under six who are receiving recommended lead testingDetroit371,535182019
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health Associationfor a 2 year fellowship to strengthen the Detroit Health Department's capacities in policy analysis, advocacy, and programming to improve environmental health and justiceDetroit198,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.lead abatement training for Detroit-based contractors will provide the city with much needed contractor capacity to eliminate lead hazards in homes that contribute to lead poisoning among Detroit’s youthDetroit0362021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.for Detroit Arts Support for COMPASDetroit20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.for unrestricted general operating support for COMPASDetroit10,000122020
Great LakesSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.to explore the Michigan Brownfield Act as a financing mechanism for commercial businesses to install green stormwater infrastructure and qualify for a Drainage CreditDetroit108,000182019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.for unrestricted general operating support for COMPASDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.for unrestricted general operating support for COMPASDetroit20,000242015
Arts & Community LifeSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.to transform vacant lots at ML King and Rosa Parks into a pocket park that commemorates two great Americans and community principlesDetroit45,000182013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.for unrestricted general operating support for COMPASDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.for unrestricted general operating support for COMPASDetroit20,000242011
Environmental Health & JusticeSouthwest Detroit Environmental Vision Projectto reduce asthma triggers and cases in Southwest Detroit by engaging the businesses, institutions, and the residential community in planning and action to reduce air pollution and mitigate the impact of air pollution.Detroit100,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeSouthwest Detroit Environmental Vision Projectgetting businesses involved in remediating the impact of environmental pollutants on young children by examining the feasibility of using a recommended strategy for air quality improvement in the early childhood and elementary school environmentsDetroit40,00062019
Environmental Health & JusticeSouthwest Detroit Environmental Vision Projectfor community organizing and advocacy to secure a community benefits agreement providing environmental mitigations and community redevelopment investment if the New International Trade Crossing is builtDetroit60,000122012
Arts & Community LifeSouthwest Housing Solutions Corporationfor a storm water mitigation and demonstration project as part of a new creative arts center in southwest DetroitDetroit75,000242010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.for general operating supportDetroit75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.for general operating supportDetroit50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.for unrestricted general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.for unrestricted general operating supportDetroit75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.for unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.for unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.for unrestricted general operating supportDetroit50,000242011
Jazz EducationSphinx Organization, Inc.to support the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute and Sphinx Overture programs, one-half of the grant in the form of a challenge to match new or increased contributions from individuals on a two to one basisDetroit100,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of Americafor general operating supportStratford300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of Americato support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grantStratford100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of Americafor Detroit Arts SupportStratford200,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of Americafor unrestricted general operating supportStratford100,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of Americafor unrestricted general operating supportStratford300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of Americafor unrestricted general operating supportStratford200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of Americafor unrestricted general operating supportStratford200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of Americafor unrestricted general operating supportStratford200,000242011
Great LakesStudent Conservation Association Incto give underserved Detroit youth the training, tools, and experience to have a stake in the environmental health and green infrastructure of their communitiesArlington60,000122016
Great LakesStudent Conservation Association Incto engage high school and college-aged youth in hands-on conservation service in DetroitArlington50,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeSugar Law Centerto support community education and community engagement to equip residents to participate in community benefit agreement negotiations.Detroit75,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeSugar Law Centerto conduct a national exploratory study of the use of community benefits agreements to negotiate triple-bottom-line benefits to communities with an emphasis on the environment and environmental healthDetroit75,00092020
Great LakesTechTown Detroitto elevate the value of clean water, drive innovation in the water technology sector, and engage a diverse group of participants from the Detroit and Windsor area in the regional competition, Erie HackDetroit60,00072021
Great LakesTechTown Detroitto support Detroit innovators in a regional competition, Erie HackDetroit100,000122019
Special OpportunitiesTechTown Detroitto provide nonprofit organizations with an overview of the benefits of earned revenue generated, diversification and unrestricted funding to break the nonprofit starvation cycleDetroit23,00012019
Great LakesTechTown Detroitto bring the AquaHacking semi-finals to Detroit to elevate the value of clean water, drive innovation in the water technology sector, and engage young people pursuing technical careers in the "Blue Economy"Detroit100,00072017
Special OpportunitiesTHAWto provide energy assistance to low-income families and individuals (this was one of three, one-time special grants approved by the Foundation in December 2008 totalling $500,000 to help meet the immediate, short term needs of individuals affected by the economic downturn)Detroit125,000122009
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorityfor continued support to improve the health of the Main Bayfield watershedExeter150,000362022
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorityto determine the phosphorus content of resuspended Lake Huron sediment and estimate its contribution to the Detroit River loadExeter83,000122021
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorityin renewed support to continue to improve water quality for the Bayfield River in OntarioExeter100,000242020
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorityin renewed support to continue to improve water quality for the Bayfield River, Lake Huron in OntarioExeter100,000332017
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorityto implement actions to continue to improve water quality for the Bayfield River, Lake Huron in Ontario: $34,000 in 2014, $33,000 in each of 2015 and 2016Exeter100,000332014
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorityto implement actions to improve water quality for the Bayfield River, Lake Huron in OntarioExeter100,000332012
Great LakesThe Center For Michigan Incto support a Bridge Michigan Environment Watch six-part 2022 Great Lakes conservation virtual engagement series, in partnership with Circle of Blue.Ypsilanti20,000102022
Great LakesThe Council Of State Governments Midwestern Officeto continue educating and connecting policymakers and developing policies and recommendations for reducing nutrient pollution in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River systems.Lombard50,000122022
Great LakesThe Council Of State Governments Midwestern Officeto educate state and provincial legislators in the Great Lakes region and help them to collaborate regionally to align state and provincial policies with best practicesLombard50,000122020
Great LakesThe Council Of State Governments Midwestern Officeto educate state and provincial legislators in the Great Lakes region and help them to collaborate regionally to align state and provincial policies with best practicesLombard70,000122019
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitto support the restoration of Detroit’s urban tree canopy as part of the Detroit Reforestation Tree Equity Initiative coalition which is developing a new urban forestry management approach for Detroit that prioritizes social, economic, and environmental equity outcomes.Detroit450,000242022
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitfor Phase II of the renovation of the W.I. Meyers Nursery (located in Rouge Park), providing trees and other plants for sale to the City of Detroit and other buyers while offering workforce training opportunities in horticulture and landscaping.Detroit350,000242020
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitto support the organization’s overall operations and to provide funds for a donor matching challenge.Detroit100,000242018
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitto begin renovating W.I. Meyers Nursery, which will provide important training opportunities for Detroiters as they grow trees and native plants for Detroit's green infrastructureDetroit350,000242017
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitfor a challenge grant for general operating supportDetroit50,000122017
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitto support the civic engagement activities related to the City of Detroit green infrastructure pilot project in the Fitzgerald neighborhoodDetroit68,000122016
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitto partner with DTE and the City of Detroit to reactivate Detroit's former O'Shea Park into a unique amenity that combines recreation, education and public space with innovative energy and blue/green infrastructure functions that extend into the neighborhoodDetroit110,00092016
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitto strengthen organizational infrastructures at the Greening and Ecoworks (formerly WARM), creating the additional capacity to play a pivotal role in shaping a sustainable future for Detroit including improved water qualifyDetroit300,000242013
Great LakesThe Greening of Detroitto test a new vacant land reclamation model that will create swaths of newly forested land in Detroit to mitigate storm water runoffDetroit160,000182010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Heidelberg Projectfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Heidelberg Projectfor general operating supportDetroit37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Heidelberg Projectfor general operating supportDetroit25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Heidelberg Projectfor general operating supportDetroit25,000122019
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg Projectto support the transition of the Hedielberg Project towards a new form of community arts spaceDetroit150,000242016
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg Projectto continue to build organizational capacity: $75,000 in the form of a 1:4 challenge grant, providing $1 for every $4 raisedDetroit125,000122015
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg Projectto continue to build organizational capacity: $100,000 in the form of a challenge grant requiring a 1:1 matchDetroit125,000122014
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg Projectto continue to build organizational capacity, one half in the form of a challenge grant to match donations from individuals on a 1:1 basisDetroit100,000122012
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg Projectto hire a development director and program site development director to help implement the strategic plan for a cultural village (payable over 2 years, with the addition in year 2 of $25,000 in funding and the requirement of a dollar-for-dollar match for $50,000 of the $75,000)Detroit125,000242009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordfor general operating supportDearborn300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grantDearborn100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordfor Detroit Arts SupportDearborn200,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordfor unrestricted general operating supportDearborn100,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordfor unrestricted general operating supportDearborn300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordfor unrestricted general operating supportDearborn200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordfor unrestricted general operating supportDearborn200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordfor unrestricted general operating supportDearborn200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry Fordfor unrestricted general operating supportDearborn100,000122010
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto demonstrate and share a replicable program for delivering permanent on-farm conservation in Michigan's western Lake Erie basinLansing500,000242022
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto develop a series of case studies from nonresidential green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) projects across the city of Detroit to evaluate the economic feasibility and effectiveness of GSI in Detroit to inform and advance combined sewer overflow (CSO) reduction in Detroit. Lansing750,000362020
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto develop recommendations for state policy makers to accelerate water infrastructure improvements in MichiganLansing150,00062019
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto develop a prototype green infrastructure project tracking and communications knowledgebase and web interface for the City of DetroitLansing241,000242017
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto develop a prototype green infrastructure project tracking and communications knowledgebase and web interface for the City of DetroitLansing63,00062016
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto advance green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) in Detroit by modifying policies to incentivize GSI, securing investments under the DWSD stormwater permit, and establishing the conditions for implementationLansing1,200,000602016
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto support a collaboration between the Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation, and Great Lakes Commission to address Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great LakesLansing125,000122012
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto continue to support a policy associate to help advance Great Lakes policy and funding at the local, state and federal levelsLansing85,000122012
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto support a policy associate to help advance Great Lakes policy and funding at the local, state and federal levelsLansing170,000242010
Great LakesThe Nature Conservancyto complete the Lake Huron conservation planning processLansing100,000242009
Great LakesThe Sierra Club Foundationto move the Great Lakes program to the Michigan Chapter which will continue to support efforts to promote the use of urban green infrastructure in DetroitOakland75,000242017
Great LakesThe Sierra Club Foundationto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban green infrastructure in DetroitOakland75,000122016
Great LakesThe Sierra Club Foundationto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in DetroitOakland75,000122015
Great LakesThe Sierra Club Foundationto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in DetroitOakland75,000122014
Great LakesThe Sierra Club Foundationto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in DetroitOakland75,000122013
Great LakesThe Sierra Club Foundationto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in DetroitOakland79,700122012
Great LakesThe Sierra Club Foundationfor the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in Detroit.Oakland75,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatrefor general operating supportRochester75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatreto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grantRochester25,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatrefor Detroit Arts SupportRochester50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatrefor unrestricted general operating supportRochester25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatrefor unrestricted general operating supportRochester75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatrefor unrestricted general operating supportRochester50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatrefor unrestricted general operating supportRochester50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatrefor unrestricted general operating supportRochester50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook Theatrefor unrestricted general operating supportRochester25,000122010
Great LakesTrout Unlimited Incfor renewed support to continue to engage Trout Unlimited members and other anglers as advocates for Great Lakes restorationArlington100,000122017
Great LakesTrout Unlimited Incto engage Trout Unlimited members and other anglers as advocates for Great Lakes restorationArlington100,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeUnited Community Housing Coalitionto comprehensively address the issue of tax foreclosure in Detroit and its impact on occupants of tax foreclosed homes and their neighborhoods.Detroit100,000122018
Great LakesUniversity Of Detroit Mercyto support a full-time landscape architect at the Detroit Collaborative Design Center to ensure focus on ecologically low impact development and water management as part of the urban transformation of DetroitDetroit50,000112011
Great LakesUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental Studiesto co-develop socio-environmental report cards in the Clinton, Detroit, Huron, River Raisin, and Rouge Rivers with local area watershed organizations and their stakeholdersCambridge474,000242021
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganThe purpose of the project is to identify barriers to regional stormwater cooperation and develop strategies to break down these barriers.Ann Arbor570,460242023
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganThis project will establish and support stakeholder and science advisory panel processes for Michigan’s Domestic Action Plan team.Ann Arbor610,000362023
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganTo transform the management of stormwater in SE Michigan using groundbreaking digital tools.Ann Arbor600,000122023
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto support the summer placement of two fellows from the Environmental Fellows Program from the School for Environment and SustainabilityAnn Arbor50,000122021
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto support the summer placement of a fellow from the Environmental Fellows Program from the School for Environment and Sustainability.Ann Arbor0122020
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto improve regional decision making by developing socio-economic indicators of Great Lakes healthAnn Arbor100,000122020
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto host an inaugural convening of key stakeholders to build a robust economics research and forecasting community focused on the ecology and economy of the Great LakesAnn Arbor35,000122020
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto design and construct a set of triple-bottom-line green stormwater infrastructure demonstration projects at Oakland Avenue Urban Farm. This project will integrate the work of designers, engineers, and a local community development corporation to ensure that selected practices are effective, relevant, beautiful, and replicableAnn Arbor215,000362019
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto improve regional decision making by developing socio-economic indicators of Great Lakes healthAnn Arbor203,000122019
Special OpportunitiesUniversity of Michiganto support the summer placement of a fellow from the Environmental Fellows Program from the School for Environment and Sustainability.Ann Arbor42,000122019
Alzheimer's ResearchUniversity of Michiganto support an early career pilot project that tests new ideas about the causes and treatment of dementia disordersAnn Arbor35,000122018
Special OpportunitiesUniversity of Michiganto support the summer placement of a fellow from the Environmental Fellows Program from the School for Environment and Sustainability.Ann Arbor20,000122018
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto provide key information to NGO/policy communities on impacts of and effective approaches to managing phosphorus in Maumee River watershed and western Lake ErieAnn Arbor298,516122016
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto link stakeholders, science and modeling across Detroit River and Lake Erie watersheds to inform policy and managementAnn Arbor2,994,000362016
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto support the Water Center's efforts to convene and support experts across the Great Lakes basin, and conduct related activities, to identify and fill key knowledge gaps in the current Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and to help develop a science framework for the next phase of the GLRIAnn Arbor4,500,000362013
Special OpportunitiesUniversity of Michiganfor a challenge grant to provide scholarships for students of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable EnterpriseAnn Arbor200,000122011
Great LakesUniversity of Michiganto engage stakeholders and create cumulative impact maps (threats, resources and human impact) of the Great Lakes ecosystem to guide conservation decisionsAnn Arbor500,000242010
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganFor interim planning for a project to map threats to the Great LakesAnn Arbor8,500122010
Great LakesUniversity Of Windsorto share recommendations and lessons learned from the conference titled "The Ecosystem Approach in the 21st Century: Guiding Science and Management". Windsor30,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeVanguard Community Development Corporationto build the capacity of residents in the Northend neighborhood of Detroit to proactively address environmental hazardsDetroit100,000242010
Environmental Health & JusticeVirginia Organizing Incto support collaborative and strategic work by philanthropy, intermediaries, and local organizations to improve federal policies and grantmaking to prevent childhood lead poisoning with a focus on policies related to interim controls.Charlottesville110,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeVoices For Earth Justiceto help with the sustainable rehabilitation of buildings for a community outreach center in the Brightmoor area of DetroitSouthfield20,000122012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsVSA Michiganfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsVSA Michiganfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsVSA Michiganfor unrestricted general operating supportDetroit10,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne Metropolitan Community Action Agencyfor the Detroit Residents First Fund, a collaborative funding initiative that will support Detroit residents in achieving their goals for environmentally healthy and culturally vibrant neighborhoods.Detroit240,000362020
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityTo enroll an additional 51 households as part of the DLEAD Cleaning Study to determine the frequency of cleaning protocols supportive of a lead-safe environment and to disseminate the findings.Detroit90,000132023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor general operating support for WDETDetroit75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor general operating support for the Department of Dance and TheatreDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor general operating support for WSU Press, Community Arts, Freer HouseDetroit56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor Detroit Arts Support - Community Arts, WSU Press, and Freer HouseDetroit30,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor Detroit Arts Support - WDETDetroit50,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto determine the efficacy of training parents and others caring for children within their homes in cleaning protocols supportive of a lead-free environment, and to provide training on disseminating the cleaning model to others within their community network.Detroit180,000182021
Great LakesWayne State Universityfor support of research, applications, and engagement for continuing and enhanced environmental stewardship of watershed resources within the approximate boundaries of the Huron to Erie corridor; focus on emerging contaminants and engagement with watershed organizations.Detroit450,000362021
Sustainable BusinessWayne State Universityto foster stronger connections among metro Detroit academic institutions through a cross-university reverse pitch competition that supports development of sustainable business practices in the private sector and prepares the next generation of talent that is committed to sustainability.Detroit257,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityfor continued support and expansion of De-Lead Education and Advocacy in Detroit (DLEAD), which is convened and sponsored by the Center for Urban Studies (Center) at Wayne State University.Detroit136,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor Detroit Arts Support - Hillberry TheatreDetroit30,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto support a community group made up of parents of children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) who will work to increase in the number of parents in Detroit knowledgeable about lead poisoning, lead remediation, and the resources available to improve lead impact outcomes through advocacy for their families and for a lead-free Detroit.Detroit83,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto build momentum for Net Impact at Wayne State University and train future leaders in sustainable business.Detroit35,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for the Elaine Jacob Art Gallery and the Art Department Gallery, WSU Press & The Freer HouseDetroit10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for WDET-FMDetroit15,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for Hillbery TheatreDetroit15,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto support an advocacy and spokesperson training conference for families of lead poisoned childrenDetroit45,000122020
Great LakesWayne State Universityto improve Great Lakes water quality by connecting regional and bi-national science for monitoring, preventing and mitigating urban stresses in the Huron to Erie corridorDetroit849,000362018
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto support Detroit's environmental sustainability through a partnership between the Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program (DRF) and community-based organizations focused on environmental health, justice and equitable development and to support a collaborative project to address an environmental issue (to be selected by the fellows) that will impact Detroit's futureDetroit400,000172017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for the Elaine Jacob Art Gallery and the Art Department Gallery, WSU Press & The Freer HouseDetroit30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for WDET-FMDetroit45,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for Hillbery TheatreDetroit45,000362017
Great LakesWayne State Universityto improve Great Lakes water quality by connecting regional and bi-national science for monitoring, preventing and mitigating urban stresses in the Huron to Erie corridorDetroit650,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto address sources of air pollution, providing organizational support and coordination for the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, coordinating an Air Quality Advisory CommitteeDetroit375,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto support Detroit's environmental sustainability through a partnership between the Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program (DRF) and community-based organizations focused on environmental health, justice and equitable development and to support a collaborative project to address an environmental issue (to be selected by the fellows) that will impact Detroit's futureDetroit399,843172016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for Hilberry TheaterDetroit30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityWayne State University Community Arts & PressDetroit20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted operating support for WDET-FMDetroit30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted operating support for WDET-FMDetroit30,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for Hilberry TheaterDetroit30,000242013
Arts & Community LifeWayne State Universityto build capacity for ArtsCorpsDetroit to serve more community organizations and to assess the role of art in urban revitalization and the volunteer experienceDetroit100,000242012
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto evaluate a program to improve the health of Southeastern Michigan AnglersDetroit95,000242012
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto continue support for the Environmental Law ClinicDetroit25,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for Hilberry TheaterDetroit30,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted operating support for WDET-FMDetroit30,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for the Elaine Jacob Art Gallery and the Art Department GalleryDetroit10,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto expand healthy, sustainable food choices for households on Detroit's east side in partnership with Earthworks Urban Farm, Eastern Market and othersDetroit90,000242010
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State Universityto hire a full time coordinator for the Environmental Law ClinicDetroit25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted operating support for WDET-FMDetroit15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State Universityfor unrestricted general operating support for Hilberry TheaterDetroit15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWe Are The Culture Creators Nonprofitfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWEMU-FMfor general operating supportYpsilanti45,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWEMU-FMto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant.Ypsilanti5,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWEMU-FMfor Detroit Arts SupportYpsilanti30,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor general operating supportBirmingham45,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor general operating supportBirmingham37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor general operating supportBirmingham20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor Detroit Arts Support at the Birmingham Family YMCABirmingham30,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportBirmingham10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportBirmingham30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportBirmingham50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportBirmingham50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitfor unrestricted general operating supportBirmingham50,000242011
Jazz EducationYMCA Of Metropolitan Detroitto develop a program that will teach 40-50 urban teens digital arts skills through a focus on environmental issuesBirmingham100,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYoung Nationfor general operating supportDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYoung Nationfor Detroit Arts SupportDetroit20,000242021

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